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Definition: Credentials |
CredentialsNoun1. A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "credentials" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonyms: CredentialsSynonyms: certificate (n), certification (n), credential (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Indication | Password, watchword, catchword; security card, pass, passkey; credentials; (evidence); open sesame; timbrology; mot de passe, mot du guet; pass-parole; shibboleth. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Credentials |
| English words defined with "credentials": accredit ♦ recognise, recognize. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "credentials": COUNSELOR, NURSES' ASSOCIATION ♦ Egotist, EMPLOYMENT CLERK, EXAMINATION PROCTOR ♦ GATE GUARD ♦ INFORMATION CLERK-CASHIER ♦ KENNEL MANAGER, DOG TRACK ♦ MORTICIAN INVESTIGATOR ♦ Opposition ♦ PADDOCK JUDGE, PRESS-BOX CUSTODIAN ♦ RECEIVING-BARN CUSTODIAN, reception interviewer ♦ TRAFFIC CHECKER ♦ watch guard, gate. (references) |
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Screenplays | Kathleen, before you start counting the rings around my trunk, I think you should thank your lucky stars that a cheap, parasitic slug, such as yourself, is allowed even to cohabitate under the same roof with a woman of my caliber and credentials. (Filthy Rich; writing credit: Barry E. Blitzer; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason) Rudd's hiding behind his diplomatic credentials. (Lethal Weapon 2; writing credit: Shane Black;) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Committee on Credentials (1916) | |
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 | Mute shades without credentials. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | He didn't have the proper credentials!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | German ambassador presents credentials to President Coolidge / Underwood & Underwood. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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Johann Kaspar Lavater | Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The credentials of Delegates and their advisers shall be subject to scrutiny by the Conference, which may, by two-thirds of the votes cast by the Delegates present, refuse to admit any Delegate or adviser whom it deems not to have been nominated in accordance with this Article. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It is always a good policy to check the credentials, experience and goals of the person offering treatment. (references) | |
Business | Foreign architects who practice in Poland must be associated with Polish architectural offices, as they cannot practice without full Polish credentials. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Belarus | The militia would not let him enter despite his valid press credentials. (references) |
Yemen | The Papal Nuncio, resident in Kuwait, presented his credentials to the Government in March. (references) | |
Bahrain | However, there were no reports that the Government revoked press credentials during the year. (references) | |
Economic History | Indonesia | These developments have shaken most analysts' faith in the reform credentials of the Wahid administration. (references) |
Guinea-Bissau | The U.S. opened an embassy in Bissau in 1976, and the first U.S. ambassador presented credentials later that year. (references) | |
Peru | The second step is to provide credentials indicating that the Peruvian firm is a legitimate representative of the U.S. company. (references) | |
Minorities | Yugoslavia | However, during the year, the Serbian authorities began to accept credentials issued in Kosovo for ethnic-Albanians who completed their education in the previously unrecognized parallel education system, but the process was very time-consuming. (references) |
Political Economy | Afghanistan | General Assembly again deferred a decision on Afghanistan's credentials. (references) |
URUGUAY | Persons with non-Uruguayan credentials who wish to practice their profession in Uruguay must prove equivalent credentials to those required of locals. (references) | |
Political Rights | Palau | The controversy over seating Elias Chin as a senator following his election in November 2000 remained unresolved at year's end, pending clarification of his credentials and citizenship. (references) |
Travel | Italy | A person seeking to work in Italy in an independent or self-employed capacity files an application directly with the Italian Embassy or Consulate along with needed credentials demonstrating experience in the field of work. (references) |
Worker Rights | Djibouti | The ILO rejected the credentials of government officials claiming to represent the UDT and UGTD at several international conferences. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | EGOTIST, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. Megaceph, chosen to serve the State In the halls of legislative debate, One day with all his credentials came To the capitol's door and announced his name. The doorkeeper looked, with a comical twist Of the face, at the eminent egotist, And said: "Go away, for we settle here All manner of questions, knotty and queer, And we cannot have, when the speaker demands To be told how every member stands, A man who to all things under the sky Assents by eternally voting 'I'." |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | When this draft was presented by the holder with the credentials required by the treaty to authorize him to receive the money, the Government of France allowed it to be protested. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | For years, many of our educators, led by North Carolina's Governor Jim Hunt and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, have worked very hard to establish nationally accepted credentials for excellence in teaching. |
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| "Credentials" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.70% of the time. "Credentials" is used about 385 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 98.7% | 380 | 14,447 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.3% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 385 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "credentials": committee on examination of credentials ♦ committee on the verification of credentials ♦ credentials committee ♦ electronic credentials ♦ furnish with credentials. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "credentials"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | letra kredenciale (credential). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | كتاب إعتماد دبلوماسي, أوراق اعتماد, أوراق إعتماد سفير أو مبعوث, شهادة (attestation, certificate, certification, debenture, degree, deposition, diploma, evidence, paper-qualification, show, testification, testimonial, testimony, testiness, ticket, token, witness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | удостоверение за самоличност, акредитивни писма, препоръки, документи (bumf). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 證書 (certificate), 證件 (paperwork), 国书. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | povìřovací listiny. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | referencer, personligt ID, legitimationsskrivelse (letter of identity), anbefalinger. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | waarmerkingskenmerken, introductiebrief (letter of identity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valtuuskirja (letter of credence), valtakirja (power of attorney). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | certificat, caractéristiques personnelles d'un individu, pièce d'identité, lettres de créance, lettre de légitimation, justificatif d'identité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | beglaubigungsschreiben (letter of identity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | διαπιστευτήρια. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | megbízólevél (credence, letter of commission), igazoló iratok, bizonyítvány (bill, certificate, chitty, grade card, school report, testimonial). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | surat kepercayaan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | credenziali (credential). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 国書 (sovereign message), 信任状 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | し"に"じょう, "くしょ (intense heat, sovereign message). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 임장. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | screeunyn credjaltys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | edentialscray credenciais, cartas de recomendação, cartas credenciais, carta de legitimação (letter of identity), referências (credential, reference). (various references) scrisori de acreditare, acreditiv (letter of credit). (various references) верительные грамоты. (various references) akreditivno pismo, akreditiv (credit: letter of credit). (various references) credenciales, cartas solemnes, cartas de garantizar, cartas credenciales, carta de legitimación (letter of identity), referencias (marking). (various references) referencer, kreditiv (letter of credence, letter of credit), identifieringsinformation, betyg (certificate, character, class, grade, Mark, report, testimonial). (various references) referans (letter of introduction, letter of recommendation, reference), itimatname, güven belgesi. (various references) вірчі грамоти. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Credentials" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: credentcial, credentialc, credintials, crudential. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "credentials" (pronounced krude"nshulz or krude"nkhulz) |
| 4 | -sh u l z | bushels, commercials, facials, infomercials, initials, marshals, officials, specials. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, burials, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, counterproposals, couples, crackles, cradles, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, Ingles, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, ogles, oodles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, thistles, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles. |
| 6 | -e" n kh u l z | differentials, essentials, potentials. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, counterproposals, couples, crackles, cradles, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oodles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, thistles, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: centralised. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-i-l-n-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: cartelised, centralise, credential, decaliters, interlaced, interlaces, linecaster, tailenders. | |
-2 letters: ardencies, calenders, cartelise, centiares, cisternae, cisternal, clarinets, creatines, datelines, decaliter, decanters, decliners, decretals, delicates, denticles, derelicts, detailers, detainers, dicentras, elaterids, elaterins, entailers, increased, interlace, iterances, lacertids, larcenies, larcenist, latencies, nearliest, nectaries, reliances, resinated, stenciled, stenciler, stridence, tailender, treenails. | |
-3 letters: acridest, alieners, andesite, antlered, arenites. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-e-i-l-n-r-s-t" | |
+2 letters: considerately, coresidential, credentialism, decelerations, decentralizes, dechlorinates, reconsolidate. | |
+3 letters: candlelighters, credentialisms, creditableness, reconsolidated, reconsolidates, rediscountable, unpredictables. | |
+4 letters: adrenalectomies, dichloroethanes, electrodynamics, inconsiderately, straitlacedness. | |
+5 letters: creditablenesses, directionalities. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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